Innovative Designs for Accessibility winners

Carleton industrial design students Will McDonald and Kevin Spencer took first and second place respectively in the Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition. McDonald’s winning design is Accessible Tandem Cycling to provide an accessible cycling experience. Kevin Spencer’s design Nü Viü is an indoor navigation system for people with low vision. The prize winners were announced at the Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery Conference on May 15, 2012.

Ontario undergraduate students were encouraged to put their minds to work on developing innovative, cost-effective, and practical solutions to accessibility-related issues. The province-wide initiative is organized by the Council of Ontario Universities, with support from the Government of Ontario.